Bangladesh, Feb. 5 -- The National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH), the country's principal center for cancer treatment, has increasingly become a source of suffering for many patients.

A recent government impact assessment report reveals that 41.35 percent of patients face harassment while seeking treatment. While using ambulance services, 54 percent of patients complained of misconduct by staff.

Severe shortages of medicines, many expensive machines remaining non-functional for long periods, and acute staff shortages have raised serious questions about the quality of services at the hospital.

These findings emerged from an impact assessment conducted by the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) o...